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Design Tip 006
Finish This Game, Design Tips Ben Panter 3/23/21 Finish This Game, Design Tips Ben Panter 3/23/21

Design Tip 006

Every good game has narrative, and you know what makes for a good narrative, and therefore, game? Conflict!

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Design Tip 005
Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 3/9/21 Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 3/9/21

Design Tip 005

You've likely heard a lot about how important a good theme is, but have you ever thought about how your game progresses its narrative apart from the theme?

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How I Finished Game 003
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/16/21 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/16/21

How I Finished Game 003

From the same skeleton of game 003 that I gave you, I am making a game called Chainsaws and Chickens, a game of juggling hijinks. It's still a work in progress, but I'm quickly working through the ideas and challenges in front of me to make a finished game that aligns with the type of game I want to make.

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Brainstorm Session: Game 003
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/16/21 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/16/21

Brainstorm Session: Game 003

This is a follow up Brainstorming Session about Game 003 in the Finish This Game design project series. Game 003 is a set collection and sequencing cards game with a unique twist on “balancing”.

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Game 003 - Finish This Game Project
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/9/21 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 2/9/21

Game 003 - Finish This Game Project

Game 003 has 36 micro cards. The primary mechanics are set collection, sequencing and points balancing.

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Make an Area Control Board Game
Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 1/6/21 Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 1/6/21

Make an Area Control Board Game

I’ve recently published a new class on Skillshare called Make an Area Control Board Game.

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Design Tip 004
Finish This Game, Design Tips Ben Panter 12/17/20 Finish This Game, Design Tips Ben Panter 12/17/20

Design Tip 004

I can still remember the first game I ever really tried to design (and I say "tried" because of course I never finished it). I spent FOREVER cutting out custom pieces out of chipboard for the first prototype. Bad idea!

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Brainstorm Session: Game 002
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 12/14/20 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 12/14/20

Brainstorm Session: Game 002

A quick brainstorm on 4 key areas to make some changes in Game 002. Plus some bonuses thrown in for good measure!

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Game 002 Project
Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/24/20 Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/24/20

Game 002 Project

This game project has 36 tiles, 25 treasure tokens and 4 player tokens. The primary mechanic is tile manipulation. Download the PnP below and the source files to start making this game your own.

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Design Tip 002
Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/10/20 Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/10/20

Design Tip 002

The moment I committed to working on and finishing a single game, rather than simultaneously working on multiple ideas, I saw a huge leap in my success rate (and my enthusiasm!)

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Brainstorm Session: Game 001
Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/2/20 Design Projects, Finish This Game Ben Panter 11/2/20

Brainstorm Session: Game 001

This is a follow up Brainstorming Session about Game 001 in the Finish This Game design project series. In it I discuss 4 key areas that the original game skeleton could be improved in. Remember, this is all about you taking this game and making it your own…

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Design Tip 001
Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 10/27/20 Design Tips, Finish This Game Ben Panter 10/27/20

Design Tip 001

Writing down game ideas seems like a no brainer, but we're all guilty of trying to "just remember it".... and then totally forgetting. In this video I give a couple recommendations for writing down your ideas in a way that will be most helpful for you later.

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Game 001 Project
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 10/25/20 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 10/25/20

Game 001 Project

This game project has 36 cards, 36 tokens and a small game board. The mechanics involved are matching and set collection. Download the PnP below and the source files to start making this game your own.

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Finish This Game Introduction
Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 10/25/20 Finish This Game, Design Projects Ben Panter 10/25/20

Finish This Game Introduction

Welcome to Finish This Game. This is just a short intro to what FTG is all about and what you can look forward to in future videos.

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